Louisiana ranks seventh in business reportChief Executive reported May 7 that CEOs nationwide rank Louisiana seventh in the U.S., the state’s highest position ever, in the magazine’s annual ranking of Best and Worst States for Business. Th...

Foster Campbell speaks at SWEPCO luncheonFamilies and businesses on the former Valley Electric Cooperative saved $64 million on their power bills since SWEPCO bought the co-op in 2010. “That’s a 20 percent savings over Valley’s rates sinc...

L.P. Vaughn features Star StudentsL. P. Vaughn featured its PBIS Star Students and ticket winners for April 13. On front row from left are Silas Hamilton, Ka’Morie Newton and Za’chariah Banks. On middle row are Janiyah Bell, Allie ...

Middle Lab team wins at Mathcounts competitionThe State Mathcounts competition, organized by members of The Louisiana Engineering Society (LES), was held in Pineville March 27. Teams and individuals who won the Regional competition were invite...

Train vines to improve appearanceVines are an amazing group of plants with enough diversity to boggle the mind of any gardener. What binds these wonderful plants together is their universal lack of strong stems. That’s right; vine...

Annie's Mailbox: Girl from the gym gone wildDear Annie: I've been seeing (and sleeping with) "Jordan"' for eight months. We met at the gym, and I asked him out because I had an amazing feeling about him. Since then, I've become totally infat...

Snake found near 100 year old swampElbert Demery was on his tractor May 4 and saw a large water snake on the ground. “This cannot be real,” he thought to himself. “This is like something in the movies.” He was concerned about the sn...

Mansfield SHS offers living history programsCome to Mansfield State Historic Site on Saturday, May 16, to learn how the Civil War concluded in Northwest Louisiana. Living history programs will be conducted throughout the day depicting the li...

Parademic education to be offered in 2016Beginning January 2016, Bossier Parish Community College’s Paramedic program will partner with Desoto Parish EMS and Natchitoches Parish EMS to offer paramedic education to current and potential em...

NCHS honor choir performs for Lesche ClubNCHOIR members performed for the May 4 meeting of Lesche, accompanied by director Peggy B. Fisher. In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, the singers presented classic hits from Spanish musical tradition...

Fairfield Inn receives awardsEmployees at the Fairfield Inn in Natchitoches received Marriott Awards of Excellence. Fairfield Inn in Natchitoches received the Platinum Award. It was the only hotel in Louisiana to receive this ...